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Artemis · 4d
My path is obviously not the only path to that (please don't think I'm saying "all older siblings are bad people" or something like that! That'd be an awful thing to imply), but it was one path to get...
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If I compare ourselves as adults, it becomes pretty clear that myself, Apollo, & Lil Sis have all made much more conscious choices across many areas of our lives.

There is an advantage—almost an unfair one it seems—in watching other people grow up first.

Some older children still pay attention to & study what happens with other people (obviously. It's a thing a lot of people do), but they are somewhat less likely to be in a situation that strongly incentivizes them to do that.
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Artemis · 4d
Like, legit, I resented them so much as a kid & young adult, but as I've gotten to my mid-30s, I've found that they never really gave that much attention to the choices they made in life. They often didn't even seem aware of the choices they made. Us younger ones got to watch them follow the script...